Economy

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – EU-member states need to be able to define their own energy mix in line with their national conditions, said Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) at the international SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday.

Ziga was referring to the so-called winter energy package, approved by the European Commission on November 30.

“For Slovakia as well as for other EU-member states, such as the Czech Republic, nuclear energy is of profound importance in terms of both energy security and the reduction of emissions,” said Ziga.

The development of the safe use of nuclear energy is one of the prerequisites for the transition to low-carbon forms of energy, and Energy Union should take that fact into account, thinks Ziga.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Fico: Government to Deal with New Military Hospital in Presov on Wednesday

The government should deal with the issue of construction of a new military hospital in Presov at its session on Wednesday (April 17), Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference following an inspection day at the Health Ministry on Monday.

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